Five boys arrested over alleged sexual assault on girl in Dublin

Ellen O'Donoghue

Five boys have been arrested by gardaí in relation to an alleged serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Dublin city centre.

The arrests occurred on Tuesday, January 20th.

All five people arrested were questioned and subsequently released without charge, pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Irish Times reported that gardaí are investigating a complaint that the girl, a young teenager, went to a premises in the south inner city with a friend, where they met a group of males.

The group, who are aged in their early to mid-teens, the paper reported, drank at the location before the girl was allegedly subject to repeated and serious sexual assaults by some of the male teenagers.

A portion of the assault is understood to have been videoed by one of the group, The Irish Times further reported.

Gardaí have obtained a copy of the video, however, and it is forming a key part of their investigations.

It has also been reported that the victim only partially remembers the alleged attack.

The investigation is being led by the Divisional Protective Services Unit.

“An Garda Síochána continues to investigate an alleged assault on a female,” a garda spokesman said.

“On 20th January 2026, five arrests were made in respect of this allegation.

“All five persons arrested and detained were questioned in respect of the alleged offence and have been released without charge, pending a file to the DPP.”